Lexington's Avery Crawford suffered a serious injury during Friday's playoff loss to heavyweight Toledo Central Catholic

With Friday marking final night of regular-season district play, we project matchups for the first and second round of the KHSAA football playoffs.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/high-school as Kentucky (KHSAA) High School Football 2025 Playoff Brackets, Schedule - November 4, 2025. The 2025 Kentucky high school football playoffs begin on Friday, November 7. High School On SI has brackets for every Class in the KHSAA high school football playoffs.

Who will win Kentucky high school football state championships? Top players, key stats and picks for each class as the KHSAA football playoffs begin:

Upcoming sporting events in Lexington include UK men’s basketball’s exhibition game vs. Georgetown and both the men’s and women’s teams’ season openers.

College soccer (men’s): Transylvania vs. Berea at Pat Deacon Stadium, 7 p.m. College volleyball (women’s): Transylvania vs. Spalding at Beck Center, 7 p.m. High school soccer (boys): 43rd District Tournament semifinals at Lexington Catholic, Tates ...

The Kentucky high school state cross-country championships are scheduled Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The six-race event will start at 10 a.m. with the Class 3A boys race and conclude with the Class A girls race at 3:45 p.m.

The Tigers didn't always look pretty, but they ended a three-game skid. Read Bryan Ault's story here. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Parker Rudolph scored three touchdowns to power the Bearcats. Read Steve ...

It’s time to pick the Home Team Play of the Week. Watch the plays in the video above and then vote below! The Oct. 31 Home Team Plays of the Week features athletes from Lafayette, Franklin County, and Lexington Christian.

To this point, the only topic I could write about during Kentucky football’s slog through the 2025 season had been Mark Stoops’ hold on his job —